纪录片《南太平洋》 第113期 水火相容（18）

Schools of snapper take the lead... while a wall of fusiliers mops up the remains¹.

啮鱼群带头...一大群红梅鲷做着残羹的扫尾工作

Across the South Pacific, time continues to work its magic on rock.

掠过南太平洋，时间不停地在岩石上施展着魔力

Millions of years of erosion and sinking have reduced the volcanic² mount of Maupiti to little more than a hill.

数百万年的侵蚀和渗透已经将莫皮蒂火山缩减成和小山冈差不多了

Eventually, this hill will disappear too.

最终这个小山冈也会消失的

And when it does, it will look like this... Mataiva, a coral atoll.

到那时就会像这样...马太瓦，一座珊瑚环岛。

Rising above the waves, a coral atoll's reef surrounds a shallow lagoon³.

升到海面上的珊瑚环岛暗礁包围着浅礁湖

Where there was once a mighty⁴ peak, now there is only water.

曾经强大的山峰如今只有了海水

There are thousands of atolls like Mataiva dotted around the South Pacific,

有数千座像马太瓦这样的珊瑚环岛，星罗棋布的点缀在南太平洋

their size and shape determined⁵ by the original volcano.

它们的规模和形状由起初的火山决定。

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

3 lagoon   

n.泻湖，咸水湖

参考例句：

• The lagoon was pullulated with tropical fish.那个咸水湖聚满了热带鱼。
• This area isolates a restricted lagoon environment.将这一地区隔离起来使形成一个封闭的泻湖环境。

4 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

5 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。